南非將公布其最大的污染源的碳排放量

南非將公布其最大的污染源的碳排放量

South Africa’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has ordered her department to disclose the greenhouse-gas emissions of 16 of the country’s biggest polluters.

南非環(huán)境、林業(yè)和漁業(yè)部長要求她的部門公布該國16個最大的污染源的溫室氣體排放量。

Barbara Creecy instructed the department to release the information for companies including Sasol Ltd., Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. and Anglo American Plc after a request by the Centre for Environmental Rights.

芭芭拉·克里西(Barbara Creecy)在環(huán)境權(quán)利中心(Centre for Environmental Rights)的要求下，指示該部門向包括Sasol Ltd.、Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.和英美資源集團(tuán)(Anglo American Plc)在內(nèi)的公司發(fā)布信息。

“The minister’s decision sends a strong signal that big polluting corporates cannot hide behind government when it comes to greenhouse-gas emission data,” the Cape Town-based group said in a statement.

總部設(shè)在開普敦的環(huán)保組織在一份聲明中說:“部長的決定發(fā)出了一個強(qiáng)烈的信號，即在溫室氣體排放數(shù)據(jù)方面，大污染企業(yè)不能躲在政府后面。”

South Africa, which relies on coal for most of its electricity, produces the same amount of greenhouse gases at the U.K., which has an economy eight times its size.

南非主要依靠煤炭發(fā)電，其溫室氣體排放量與英國相當(dāng)它的經(jīng)濟(jì)規(guī)模是美國的8倍。

The data must be released within seven days of the end of a national lockdown, which has been implemented to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the centre said, citing the minister. While the lockdown is scheduled to end on April 16, it may still be extended.

該中心援引部長的話說，這些數(shù)據(jù)必須在國家一級防范禁閉結(jié)束后的7天內(nèi)公布。國家一級防范禁閉是為了阻止冠狀病毒的傳播。雖然封鎖將于4月16日結(jié)束，但仍有可能延長。

The centre had requested that information on annual emissions, plans to reduce those over five years and audited reports on progress on those targets be released.

中心要求公布關(guān)于年度排放量的資料、五年期間減少排放量的計劃以及關(guān)于這些目標(biāo)進(jìn)展情況的審計報告。

Other companies whose information will be made public include Sappi Ltd., ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., Exxaro Resources Ltd., Glencore Plc, PPC Ltd., South32 Ltd. and Seriti Resources Holdings Ltd.

其他將公開信息的公司包括: Sappi ltd. 、安賽樂米塔爾南非有限公司、?？怂_羅資源有限公司、嘉能可有限公司、 PPC ltd. 、 South32 ltd. 和 Seriti Resources Holdings ltd. 。

Sasol and Eskom together account for about 40% of South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions.

薩索爾和南非國家電力公司的溫室氣體排放總量約占南非總排放量的40% 。